tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post1833885398262589483..comments2024-03-25T18:27:37.374+00:00Comments on The Kissed Mouth: The Illustrated Tennyson: A Brief HistoryKirsty Stonell Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-5149078100410153352015-10-15T02:59:16.212+01:002015-10-15T02:59:16.212+01:00Thank you for the comments, I really enjoyed revis...Thank you for the comments, I really enjoyed revisiting this subject - it's what I wrote my master's thesis on all those years ago and is an excuse to get out all my illustrated Tennysons! I have to agree that I much prefer JMC's portraits to some of her 'dressing up box' images,but 'Maud' remains a favourite because it is just so beautiful.Kirsty Stonell Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-17697040096214906222015-10-14T23:08:36.445+01:002015-10-14T23:08:36.445+01:00What a wonderful post! Your blog is truly a treasu...What a wonderful post! Your blog is truly a treasure trove, Kirsty! It's interesting to learn that Tennyson didn't like the illustrations of his poems on the whole. I had always felt that despite the fact that they worshipped the ground he walked on, Tennyson tended to keep the pre raphs at arms length. I wonder if he ever saw any of Waterhouse's paintings? I'm sure he would have approved of W's depictions of the Lady of Shallott. I'm not at all surprised that he didn't like Hunt's dreadful effort. It's also interesting that Tennyson did actually encourage Julia Margaret Cameron to attempt to illustrate some of his poems through the medium of photography. Personally I don't think JMC's attempts work very well compared with paintings; there's a sort of dressing up box feel to most of her attempts at staging photographs to illustrate poetry or the classics (compared with just the straight portraits)WoofWoofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142792485921452481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-7558345901958529962015-03-05T19:40:47.193+00:002015-03-05T19:40:47.193+00:00Thanks for the comment. I did not do Tennyson unt...Thanks for the comment. I did not do Tennyson until university, but then there was no turning back. I was lucky enough to have a course for my Masters that included book design, which I found fascinating and now very useful as I have to design my own books!Kirsty Stonell Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342964877965021654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441164155286448763.post-7689841010854628472015-02-27T10:21:27.971+00:002015-02-27T10:21:27.971+00:00Good post Kirsty. I must have been fortunate in my...Good post Kirsty. I must have been fortunate in my education, we were reading Tennyson at junior school. (Old teachers I suppose, who had previously taught my parents). We were encouraged to interprate and illustrate the poems alongside the text in our poetry exercise books. Tennyson was always a good source of inspiration. My favourite being The Splendour falls.Horushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286711154276098549noreply@blogger.com